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Film, Video Conversation with Herb Ohta Jr.: 'Ukulele Virtuoso from Hawai'i

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Title

  • Conversation with Herb Ohta Jr.: 'Ukulele Virtuoso from Hawai'i

Summary

  • International recording artist Herb Ohta, Jr., is one of today's most prolific 'ukulele masters. Influenced by Jazz, R&B, Latin and Brazilian music, as well as traditional Hawaiian sounds, he puts his stamp on Hawaiian music by pushing the limits of tone and technique on this beautiful instrument. The son of 'ukulele legend "Ohta-san," he started playing at the age of three, and began teaching at the age of nine. He now shares the music of Hawai'i and the beauty of the 'ukulele with people around the world, performing concerts and conducting instructional workshops.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • American Folklife Center, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2022-05-04.

Notes

  • -  Group name: Homegrown from Home. 78
  • -  Classification: Music and Books on Music.
  • -  Stephen Winick, Herb Ohta Jr..
  • -  Recorded on 2022-05-04.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024697921

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body American Folklife Center. Conversation with Herb Ohta Jr.: 'Ukulele Virtuoso from Hawai'i. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-04, 2022. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024697921/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & American Folklife Center, S. B. (2022) Conversation with Herb Ohta Jr.: 'Ukulele Virtuoso from Hawai'i. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-04. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024697921/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body American Folklife Center. Conversation with Herb Ohta Jr.: 'Ukulele Virtuoso from Hawai'i. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-04, 2022. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024697921/>.